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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-20
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If you pay your money for pictures, why
not get the best? We warrant all our work
to suit. Give us call and examine our
photographs. If MILLER & KETcHUM.
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az Gen. W. B. Hazen, chief signal officer,
u A., died at Washington, D. c., of dia-
bette coma, at 8 o'clock Saturday evening.
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If G.. Kohler.
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~ Hon. S. S. Cox is dangerously sick at
Washington.
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Notice to Land Owners of the
Time and Place of Hold
ing View.
ToJ.H. JONES, A. B, Hin, ct al:

NoJ. r. JONES, A. B, Hin, ct al:
You are hereby notified, that the viewers and sur
veyor appointed by the Commissioners of Henry
county, Ohio In their order of January 3d. 1887 to
lay out and survey the county road location petition
ed for by the undersigned and Others, will meet at
the postoiice of Hamler, Henry county, the 24t1
day of February, 1887 at 10 O'Clock sm for the pur
poses set forth in said order,
And the a4th day Of February, 1887 is "the day by
which claims for compensation must be fled"
Dated this 11th day of January. A. D. 1887.
FRED. LESUEUR,
Janl3A Principal Petitioner.
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Hamler, Ohio, Jan. II, 1887.
The family extend their heartfelt thanks to tn
friends and neighbors for help and sympathy dur
ing mothers illness and our sad bereavement.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Advertising the Town.

GAosDEN, ALA, Nov. 24.-The most
enthusiastic meeting ever held by the
citizens Of Gadsden was held last night
at the court house. Large amounts We're
donated to the $4,000 fund, strangers
were contributing. Mr.. Day, Of Dade-
vile, subscribing $25. A beautiful oil
painting given to this fund by Mrs. DR..
Russell brought $25 when ratified. This
fund OF 5000 is to be used for the pur~
pose of advertising the many induce
ments held out by Gadsden to capital
lists. The central committee have Sc
cured the services Of Mr.. Chas Haden.
He will be sent North in a few days to
interview large capitalists and induce
them to locate their industries at Gads
den. Four more men will be put on
the road as soon as those suitable for the
position can be found.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Thanksgiving and Greeting.

The Gazette greets the generous
public and kind patrons to-day with
an extra large Thanksgiving and
Anniversary edition.
The large amount of interesting
Thanksgiving matter appropriately
appears in our issue this week-the
time set apart for thanksgiving and
praise to the Great Giver of all good
and all mercies.
The Gazette favored by hosts OF
noble hearted friends and supporters
and an apprecitive. public has great
reason to give thanks with the rest
of the benefciaries Of the manifold
blessings of our prosperous country.
So we issue this Thanksgiving
edition.
This is also our ninth Anniversary.
We steer into our ninth year determ-
ed to merit by redoubled efforts the
liberal patronage Of the public.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
SATURDAY Nov 26th 1887
Gazette Bureau in Birmingham

Mr.. H. G. Binford, 2608 1st Ave.
Birmingham, Ala. is the authorized
agent andcorrespondent of theHunts'
vile Gazette in the Magic City.
He will receive subscriptions and re-
ceipt for same and forward all News,
notices and matter left with him fol
publication
Those indebted to us in that city
will do us favor by calling on MIR.
Blnford and settling up.
The Gazette will hereafter more
than ever give full weekly reports
of the current news Of the Magic
city These letters being from the
pen of "Jack Daw," guarantee that
they will be able and interesting
The generous and liberal patronage
always given the Gazette in Birming-
ham by it's numerous warm friends
and supporters is one Of the features
in its career of which it is justly
proud. 1t shall be our aim to con
tinue to deserve it.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
CLAIM COMPROMISED
The STATE Settles With Another OF VIM
cents EOndsurn.
Montgomery Dispatch.

Montgomery Dispatch.
At the time OF the default of Ex Treas
urer Vincent, his official bond for mis-
preceding term could not be found. The
bond book, kept in the office Of the sec
retary Of state, in which the bond was
copied, was also missing, and the ques
ton Of who were the signers Of Nincent's
bond, was one OF guess work. 1t. was
known that this bond was signed by nj.
Z. Pratt, j. j. Robinson and Daniel
Crawford, and these gentlemen entered
into negotiations with the State which
resulted in etfecting a compromise by
which each paid into the state treasury
a sum OF money agreed upon as final set
tlement and secured clear release from
the state for further liability on the bond.
Last spring, the missing bond book, in
which the bond was copied, was found
behind safe in the vault in the Office
OF the state treasurer, and from it was
ascertained the names Of the remaining
bondsmen, one of which was the name
of Mr.. B. l.. Dyer.
The question OF the liability, Of these
signers, to the state was discussed, and
it was decided that the state had grounds
upon which to proceed against them.
Yesterday Mr.. B. L. Dyer, with his ats
torney, was in the city and had a meet
ing with the commission vested by law
with authority to settle the question.
After discussing the matter, the com-
mission agreed to compromise with Mr..
Dyer, giving him full release from all
liability on the payment by him into the
state treasury, Of the sum Of $1,000. The
amount was paid into the treasury yes
terday, and Mr.. Dyer's responsibility as
one of the Vincent's bondsmen termi-
mated. There are yet two bondsmen
who have not settled with the state.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
What Can be Done to Save
Our Girls.

A vast deal of sound advice and
solid wisdom, timely and demanding
attention and heed, is contained in
the following from the columns of the
Selma Independent.
l.. Educate them thoroughly ip
virtue.
2. Teach them how to discern a
scoundrel-that love never seeks to
injure but purify and elevate.
8. Never let them entertain until
a late hOur-later than nine O'Clock.
4. Know the character of the young
men that you trust them in the hands
of.
s. Never hire them out. nor send
them to improper places.
6. Either use double -barreiled
shot gun or prosecute in law the So
ducer to the fullest extent.
Z. Let the whole race not only
look down upon the woman with
scorn. but also the man. Let him
be forever out OF society. Initiate
white people in this matter.
Let the churches act against the
man as they do against the woman.
s. Never let girls be idle. Fur
nish them music, coed books and
plenty of work.
We must begin to hew to the line
on these subjects.
Mothers and fathers, for heaven s
sakes look after your girls as above
indicated. The past we cannet help,
bnt let us put the fence up higher lor
the future
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Railroad Dots.
Birmingham Herald.

Birmingham Herald.
To the casual observer it would appear
that the "baby city" Of Besser is fast
dropping its swaddling clothes and dons
ming the attire Of full grown railroad
centre. She now has three railroads. the
Alabama Great Southern, the Louisville
& Nashville Mineral extension, and the
Georgia Pacific Bessemer extension. The
Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham
and the Birmingham and Bessemer
dummy line will be completed in a few
weeks. and it is altogether probable that
the Huntsville branch of the Birming-
ham Mineral and the Mobile & Bir-
mingham will have engines screaming at
the depot within the next year. 1t
speaks volumes for the little city's solid
ity that all the Birmingham railroads are
running branch lines to her doors to
compete in the transportation OF her
mineral and manufactured products.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
THE G. n. & 3. RAILROAD.
The Cincinnati Enquirer on The
Route.
Birmingham Herald.

Birmingham Herald.
In speaking of the recent vote of Moore
county, favoring the Cincinnati & Bir,
mingham railroad appropriation by a
majority Of 524 votes, the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: "Last Saturday Moore
county, Tenn, voted $34, 900 aid to the
Cincinnati & Birmingham road, and on
December 9th, the city of Tulahom a
will vote on the proposition to subscribe
$35, 800 to aid the construction Of the
same.
The road, as projected, is to run from
Somerset, KY, on the Cincinnati South
ern, along the slope of the Cumberland
mountains, through the counties of Pu
laski, Wayne and Clinton, in Kentucky,
and Pickett, Overton, Putnam, DeKalb,
Cannon, Bedford, Moore and Lincoln, in
Tennessee, through the city Of Hunts
vile, in Madison county, and other coun-
ties in North Alabama, to Birmingham
or Gadsden, Ala., thus passing through a
section of country thickly populated and
of vast mineral, agricultural and other
resources. The road will cross the Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers and five or
six east and west railroads, and pass
through twelve county seats, nine OF
which have no railroads to them.
Iron ore is found at both ends of the
line and for many miles along the route
OF 55 to 58 per cent. OF iron and mauga-
nese. The road will traverse the finest
section of country known for lumber,
such as walnut, cherry, ash, hickory,
white and yellow poplar and cedar
existing in sufficient quantities to pro
duce over one hundred carloads OF
rough and dressed lumber per day for the
next fifteen or twenty years, while over
half the length of the line is found the
most productive farming land in the en-,
tire South.
With all these advantages, no line of
road ever built in the South or South
west had better prospects for an immense
business than this proposed Cincinnati &
Birmingham Railroad.
1t will make short cross connection
between all the eeast and west lines. cross
ing them at nearly right angles, and will
shorten the distance between MANY
points, traversing section Of nearly 200
miles, where it con never have seri =.
GUS competitor. Through the three
counties in Kentucky and the six in
Tennessee it runs near enough to the
Cumberland River on the west and the
Cumberland Mountains on the east To
draw all the trade between the river and
the mo untains.
The line has been surveyed from the
Tennessee River, south ol Huntsville Ala.
to connection with the Cincinnati
Southern Railway, and several counties
have voted liberal subscription to the
capital stock ofthe company, while others
are being canvassed.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26

ing in the afternoon. His little army
of busy workers we're taking their
first lesson in Drawing and were at
tentive and eager. There were ESQ
in attendance at this building, with
three or four teachers. In Prof. Sing
leton's room we were favored by the
pupils with a song and We have never
heard sweeter and more expressive
singing by children anywhere.
Down on the wharf at the foot OF
Market street all seemed quiet. One
boat only was at anchor and one uu-
dergoing repairs. The river traffic
does not seem very brisk.
Esquire Sewell was found at his
old Barber stand where he has been
for the past fifteen years. He is placed
far up in the list of wealthy colored
men in Chattanooga.
Messrs. E. f. Horn and II. Wilson
made US welcome in the tidy Justice
Office, in that inimitable manner OF
which only the newly and happily,
married man is capable. With such
fine team 6 Justice" should tri
umph.
Mr.. W. w. Meadows Chattanooga
clever colored Jeweler and Watch
maker, holds the fort at his old stand
He is another beaming groom, but
never too happy to display his noble
friendship to the colored press and
its representatives.
Street Boss H. N. Willis still fills
his position creditably to himself and
race and proftably to the city. He
is proud now over new arrival in
his family-a 14-pounder.
Mr.. E. F. Grizzard, of Justice, rem
dered us grateful by many courtesief
and favors.
Chattanooga's two colored phys.
icians, Drs. Scott and Andrews ap.
pear to have paying practice.
Mr.. Burton Moore offers the pub
lie solid comfort and convenience by
opening a firstclass restaurant at
3153 West Ninth st.
While just getting interested il
our thriving I'Pittsburg of the South
and its enterprislng citizens Z O'Clock
p m. came, and our under the
control Of natures nobleman, con
ductor, Mitchell, hied us home
ward.
Passing onb Of Chattanooga Look
out mountain, and Missionary Ridge
were lit with forest fires, RESEMBLING
camp fires, but no seried hosts either
above or below slept on their arms
to disturb the peace of the prosperous
city and vale below, where thousand,
of electric lights shone and furnace;
and ovens glared back at the fires
above. making most picturesque
and sublime scene.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Our Ninth Anniversary.

1887 is nearing the home stretch.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
THE THIBODEAUX RIOT.
CONFLICTING REPORTS OF 1T REACH
NEW ORLEAf S.

Armed White Men Drive Every Negro
From the Town to the Plantations and
Woods-Pickets Fired on From an Am.
bush-Many Of the Leaders Leave.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-The reports
that .come from Tbibodeaux Thursday.
show very clearly that there was no battle
at the picket post as was reported Wednes-
day, but that the negroes were killed in the
town. After the shooting Of the white
pickets. Malaeson and German, the whites
assembled in the court house were called to
arms. and it was decided that the safety of
the town required that the negro leaders be
driven out.
The armed whites therefore marched
upon President and St Charles streets, and
the east side of the town, where most OF the
negroes were congregated. Along these
streets the vigiIants marched, going from
house to house, searching for arms and am
munition, dispensing the armed negroes and
firing on every negro man who made his
appearance. st. Charles street, where most
of the shooting was done, runs north and
south, the cross streets all ending there
Most of the negro men had, tn erefore,
only to run through their yards and jump
over the fence, whence they could escape
into the fields and make their way to
Acadia plantation and the woods. They
were fired on as they ran through the field,
and it sounded like the skrmish previous to
a battle. No negro attempted to resist or to
fire a shot i'll return. All seemed bent
wholly on escaping.
In this shooting six msn were killed, one
fatally wounded, who died Wednesday
night, and two others seriously wounded
who will die The women and children
were not molested i'll any way, but an old
blind woman, who ran out of her cabin at
the noise of the firing was wounded, and
died Wednesday,
The shooting lasted from twenty minutes
to an hour, at the end Of which time, every
negro man had fed from tow or was hidden
or barricadcd il his house. Thursday, the
pickets at the foot Of Jackson street. were
fired on from the cave, but no one was hurt
Most of the negroes were at work on the
plantations Thursday, but panicky feel
ing still prevailed among them, and they
appeared to be afraid that the strikers
would attack them Many of the leaders in
the strike have left the parish.
Change Of Firm
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
NEWS AND SENTIMENT.
From Colored Exchanges

Chattanooga is to have a colored
Fire Company.
Indianapolis boasts of fashionable
colored millinery.
The Washington University Law
School, st, Louis, Mo, has a colored
student.
Bishop Taylor wants 40 missions
aries for Liberia.
r. B. Bagby has been discharged
from the Treasury Department.
Atlanta has a colored Young
Mems Prohibition club.
Five colored railroad laborers were
recently accidentally killed neal
Wayland Springs, on the N. F. & S
extension.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Va
meets Dec. Ii at Richmond.
The S. G. Grand Lodge F. & A. M
meets Dec. Is, at Bennettsville.
The next Ohio General Assembly
will contain two colored members
Hons. Jere Brown and VIM. Cope
land.
Chas. Henry Locksley an 1l~year
-old colored boy of Atlanta, Ga, has
received life sentence in the peni-
tentiary for stabbing Milo Thomas fol
slapping him during quarrel.
James Jackson attempted last Sun.
day to put Rev. VIM Troy out Of the
pulpit of the Second Baptist church
Richmond Va.
A meeting OF bishops from the A
nj. E. and Zion nj. E. churches has
been called ia Alabama to consider
the subject of an organic union be
tween the two organizations.
Forty colored farmers in Butler
county Missouri, have succeeded ir
raising q crop of cotton this season
the first in the history of the state.
The following named Colored mer
were elected last week to the Virginia
legislature: Jno. H. Robertson, w
w. Evans, w. "a. Ash, A. w. Har
ris. n. Nj. Griggs, Brittou Basker
Vile, Goodman Brown.
A few years ago Mrs. Robt. o.
Smith. colored lady at St. Louis
Mo-, purchased piece of real estate
in Kansas City, paying 50, 500 fol
40 feet. 1t is now worth S 0,O0C
and she has refused several offers fol
| it.
Col. George w. Williams History
Of the Negro Troops in the War o.
the Rebellion has been published BY
Harper and Brothers.
Mr.. r G. o. Benjamin has beer
heard from again, he is now 10 Past
Del Norte, Mexico, or was there {
few days ago. Benjamin is wortl
several dead men.--W Western APP
peal.
The centennial celebration Of the
organization Of the African Metho
dist Z. Church was observed elabOr.
ately in this city in Elder Goodloe''
church, corner 3rn avenue and 25tl
street. The exercises commenced
Wednesday night with an old fash
ioned Methodist Love Feast.-Birm
ingham N. American.
The Colored State Normal Schoo
at Frankfort, KY, was dedicated las
Saturday with appropriate exercises
participated in by the Governor ant
numerous educators. Prof. w. II
Perry, of Louisville, read an origina
dedicatory poem, and the occasion
wss an auspicious one.-Ex.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26

To step on mans corn goes against
is grain.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26

Let us live to deserve the manifold
blessings we enjoy.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Well Gel There

Birmingham Age.
The proposed Cincinnati & Birming-
ham railway is causing much speculation
among the railway magnates and officials
of this city.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26

Thanksgiving Day was generally
observed.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-26
Change Of Firm.

We have this day sold our stock Of
groceries, store fixtures, etc, to Messrs.
r. Il. Pettus and Jno. T. Jones, who will
continue the business under the firm
name OF Pettus * Jones.
w H. PEACE & BRO.
November 25, 1887.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30

Lucy Parsons, the wife of the condemned
anarchist, was arrested in Chicago the
other afternoon for violating the city or
dinance against distributing hand bills on
the streets. She was requested by an Off
Ger to desi,t, but refused, replying that
she was "amenaLle 10 the laws a great
crowd followed the policeman and his
prisoner to the station. There she offered
her circulars TO every one, not excepting
Police Captain O'Donnel. Continuing to
refuse to stop distributing the circulars,
she was locked up. The penalty of her Of
Tense is q fine Of not less than s. nor more
than SIS. The circulars were copies OF
Parsons address to the public, published
in the papers
Mrs Parsons was released after deten-
ton OF about an hour. business Manager
Bielefield of the Arbeiter Zeitung giving
security for herappearance for trial. Mrs.
Parsons says she lelieves she has right to
do all she can to help her husband when
he is condemned to death.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30
THE STATE.
Tho q /. - T.


Hand books and circulars are out des-
cribins the coming years work in the
Chautauqu. Literary and Scientific Circle.
The studies this year have special inter
est as they include United States history,
American literature and American indus
trie-. I he &. l. =. c. is for everybody,
high school and college graduates anu
those who never entered n high school or
college; for young, middie-age and old
people for teachers, merchants and me
chanics lt is a four years course OF use
full and pleasant reading with diploma
ut the close, and for those who can attend
Bay View assembly graduation honors.
The readings are dono at home and
all the readers in the place
or community hold weekly or fortnight
" meetings. There are 3, 30 members in
Michigan with 30 circles and 500 gradu-
ntes. We have Michigan department
the only one in eXl,tence-and this year
the three or four hundred Chautauquans
present ut bay View Assembly organized
a Michigan branch o the {. Il. :. c., with
headquarters at BAY View. Henry John
son, II. d., of Zig Rapids PRESIDENT John
M. HALL of J. INT, superintendent and Miss
Carrie l.. Skluman OF Mt Clemens, secre-
tary The L. l.. :. &. l. one OF the most
useiu' societies ever organized and moth
ing better can 10 formed ia any place for
the winter. Write Mr.. Hall and he will
furnish circulars giving information ana
help.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30

Edward Spencer, proprietor of the Spen-
Ger house in Now, purchased a quantity OF
meat from Pennington pedler and had
piece Of corn beef taken from the lot
and cooked with cabbage for dinner Be
size the landlord his wife and daughter,
Edward Person of Detroit, "a travein ,
doctor who lives il Wayne and Mrs. c.
J.. MoC umb Of Novi sat down to the table.
Short after dinner all were taken VIC
lently i'll \ doctor was summoned and
succeeded in giving relief 10 all but Mr..
Spencer In spite of all the medicinal
agents used he sank, ami the same after
noon he died.
Or. Brodie OF ID troit was c illed to Novi
to attend the stricken family. He found
that they were undoubtedly victims OF
poisoning but the character OF the poison
he was unable to determine without first
making an analysis. He secured some
meat and cabbage from the remains OF the
meal and brought them TO Detroit. Or.
Brodie SAYS that the theory OF paris green
having been the cause of death because
used on the cabbage while growing viii
not hold water, as he learned positively
that no paris green had been used upon 1t.
The rest of the family, he says, Will pull
through all right.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-30
Burning Oil.

There is great excitement among oil and
gas operators in Toledo. Ohio, over the
reports Of an immense oil conhagration
in the Wood county oil fields. The fire
was caused by an ex plosion in Parker we'll
No. !, the greatest oil we'll in the world, a
well that has been uncomfortable for days
and which flows 10000 barrels every
twenty -four hours. The oil caught fire
from the engine and rapidly spread TO the
other derricEs and tanks.
In the oil field which surround Cygnet
n little village thirty miles south of Toledo
road, nre large pools OF petroleum and the
creeks and rivers are full of oil. This only
added fuel to the flames.
The scene was described by an eye wit
ness "a most thrilling grand and magnif
cent. At the time OF the explosion with
out warning a column of blue flame and
smoke shot up into the air at least ,OOd
feet and extending over acres of ground.
The heat was so intense that it was i'm.
POSSIBLE to approach nearer than half a
mile. 1t could be plainly felt two miles
away.
The sight of the burning well was visible
in Toledo, thirty miles distant. The dam
age will run up to hundreds of thousands
OF dollars. one OF the driilers, George
Johnson, was caught in whirlwind of
smoke, oil and Hame and was so badly
burned that no hopes are entertained for
his recovery. Other driilers are missing
and 1t Is feared they have Ierished in the
flames.